Display stand



April 9, 1929. G IHUYE 1,708,792

DISPLAY STAND Filed Oct. 1, 1928 .Z'iwerzfor:

Jasgvk 6.11 @QJM z W lt atonted jlrpru i ltliil JOSEPH Gr, HUYE, OF NEW ORLIu PATENT OFFICE.

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DISPLAY STAN 1),

application filed October 1, 1928.

This invention rel to display stands primarily intended for use on counters and the like by merchants in displaying their various wares, such as inillinery among other things.

The primary objects in view are, to provide a knock-down set-up display stand preteraoly of card bozrd or paper board Which may be folded that :t'or shipment and storage; to provide a simple sure lock for holding; the stand in erected condition; to provide in such a stand means for bracing the stand transverse compressive deformation; to simplify the construction by providing a sim le parthaving the dual :tunctions ot locking and bracing; to provide a brace of special construction :tor maintaining the proper transverse shape oi. the stand; to provide a simple combination ott locking elements perinitti. y erection and locking merely by movement of a single part, preventing; unintentional collapsing, while itacilitatino; easy release of the lock and collapsing to llat condition for storing. Further objects are to simplity the construction, effect economy of material and decrease work (it assembly, all as hereinafter more particularly forth, described and claimed" in this application I show ant describe only the preferred embodiment ot my invention simply by Way 0t illustration of the practice oil my invention, as by law required. l-loivever, I recognise that my invention is capable of other and ditl'erent embodiments and that the various details thereof may be modified in various Ways all Without depart inn; from my said invention; therefore, the draivi and description herein are to be considered as merely illustrative and not as exclusive.

.ln the accompanying drawings:

Figure represents a vertical sectional view through a display stand embodying); my invention, taken on. line 1-1 oil Fig. 2 and looking in the direction at the arrows;

Figure 2, a bottom plan view cit said stand, indicating in dotted the release position o the locking thing es; and

Figure 3, a view of the blank from which the standis termed, with the locirinej and. brac' member applied thereto The stand of the present invention is preteraliily termed oil a single integzjral piece ot card-board, excepting tor the separate bracing" loch member, and may be square in crosssection, as shown, and tapers trom a large No. MBA-95 base upward to a small top, as illustrated, the blank, as illustrated in Fig. 3, being scored as at 5 between the panels 1, l, 1, and l. and the overlap 2 to facilitate the easy and straight tolding into proper form, the overlap 52 being; secured with its outer tace to the inner face of the adjacent portion out aanel 1 in any suitable manner, adhesive eing employed :tor this purpose in the present embodiment, to constitute the tubular stand.

Extending trom the vertical edge of the overlap 2 are two locking flanges 3 divided from each other by a deep notch or slot 4; shown in 3, extending; to overlap 2, thus providing tWO opposed closely adjacent spaced edge surfaces stops.

The locking; flanges 3 are scored vertically as at 6 Where they merge with 'he overlap 2, and again as at 7 equifdistai 'oiu score line 6 and their tree vertical ede'es to facilitate folding and promote a ll resilic or spring'y acti n o that. M ed said score lines said loci-zine; flange 1/ will divergi e, roughly on a curved line, avvay from the op posed face of the panel 1.

ll. locking; bracing element 8 having; a pasting; portion 9 is pasted by said portion 9 to the inner taco oi? panel 1", a secret line 10 'hicilitatingr the folding; of the member 8 and i s swinging motion ith respect to portion. 9 and to locking 1 s 3 to operative and inoperative positio" arinp; the erecting and collapsing; o the stand.

assembled, the scored line 10 and the slot l register so to lie in the same horizontal plane so that, when the stand is erected, the locking]; and. bracing member 8 ber 8 adjace it the overlap 2 is cut away or notched as at so as to accommodate the thickner t To is V "r c of: the bracing and locking; member 8 ,paratory to collapsing, the Free end oi the member 8 is cut out a s z 11 to permit the serl'on out a linger between the member o and the panel 1.

As a tin ed commercial article the overlap 2 is, as above stated, pastedor otherwise secured to the opposed edge portion of the panel 1 so as to form a tube. I 7

To initially erect, the locking flanges 3 are first folded'on scorelines 6 and 7/ to cause themto yieldingly project inward froln the panel 1 as shown in Figure The bracing and locking member 8 is then swung upward to horizontal position, hinging' on score line 10 and flattening out the lower locking flange 8, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, until its upper face strikes against the-lower end edge of upper locking flange 3, at which time the member 8 is clear of the lower locking flange 3 which, therefore, due toits resiliency, springs outward,

as shown in solid lines in Fig. 2, so that its upper endedge lies beneath the member 8,

v which istherefore locked in horizontal posiof the locking flanges 3.

tion between the adjacent opposed end edges 1 As thus erected it will be noted that the finger opening or notch 11 lies close to the vertical edge of thelower locking flanger3, this location being of advantage .in facilitating the release of the locking member 8. v

To release and collapse, the lower locking "flange 3 is flattened against the panel 1 by the back of the fingers, one finger being simultanenously inserted in the notch'll, and the bracing and locking member 8 is then pulled or swung downward on'its hinge or score .line 10, the lower locking flange 3 being held V the stand is card-board or paper-board, but 7 this is not essential. However, it is essential that the construction shall be such that the I locking flanges 8 shall be yieldingly held away from the panel 1*, but the particular manner or construction whereby they are so held is not essential, though that shown is preferred.

v The terms of direction as herein used are 7 1 used merely ina relative sense and only as a convenience for purposes of description.

body member, and apair of superposed lock- 7 Having thus described my invention, what 'I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Adisplay stand comprising a tubular ing flanges adaptedto be yieldingly held inward away from the body and having closely adjacent opposed spaced surfaces, in com- 'bination with ahinged bracing and locking member securedcin said body and adapted to swing on itshinge to extend across the intenor of said body and to be received between 3. A display stand comprising a tubular i body member, a pair of aligned locking flanges having closely adjacent spaced sto surfaces and yieldingly held away from said body in a direction transverse of said body and rigidly held in the axial direction of said body, in combination with a hinged bracing and locking member secured in said body and adapted to swing on its hinge to extend across the interior of said body and be received between said stop surfaces of said locking flanges, said member corresponding in size and shape to the interior of said body in the horizontal plane of said member when received between said stop surfaces.

4. A display stand comprising a cardboard tubular body member, and a pair of aligned locking flanges integral with said body member and having closely adjacent spaced stop surfaces and yieldingly held away from said body in a direction transverse of said body and rigidly held in the axial direction of said body, in combination with a hinged bracin and locking member secured in said body and adapted to swing on its hinge to extend across the interior of said body and be received between said stop surfaces of said locking flanges.

5. A display stand comprising a tubular body member having an inner overlap, a pair 7 of locking flanges extending from said overlap and having closely spaced opposed adjacent end edges, said locking flanges being integral with said overlap, rigid in the lengthwise direction of said overla and adapted to be yieldingly held away rom said body in a direction transverse of said overlap, in combination with a hinged bracin and locking member secured in said body and adapted to swing on its hinge to extend across the interior of said body and be received between said opposed end edges of said locking flanges, said bracing and locking member corresponding in size and shape to the interior of said body in the horizontal plane coincident with said bracing and locking member when received between said end edges, and said bracing and locking member bein formed to accommodate the thickness of said overlap to avoid distortion of the stand as erected.

6. A display stand comprising a tubular body member, a pair of aligned locking flanges having closely adjacent spaced stop surfaces and yieldingly held away from said body in a direction transverse of said body, and rigidly held in the axial direction oi said body, in combination with a hinged bracing and locking member secured in said body member and adapted to swing on its hinge to extend across the interior of said body and be received between said step surfaces of said flanges, said bracing and locking member corresponding in size and shape to the interior of said body in the horizontal plane of said member when received between said stop surfaces and being formed with a finger notch to facilitate reverse movement of said member to permit collapsing of the stand.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification at New Orleans,

Louisiana.

JOSEPH G. HUYE. 

